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| There seem to be but three ways for a nation to acquire wealth. The first is by war, as the Romans did, in plundering their conquered neighbors. This is robbery. The second by commerce, which is generally cheating. The third by agriculture, the only honest way, wherein man receives a real increase of the seed thrown into the ground, in a kind of continual miracle, wrought by the hand of God in his favor, as a reward for his innocent life and his virtuous industry. |
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| There was never a good war or a bad peace. |
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| There will be sleeping enough in the grave |
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| There's many witty men whose brains can't fill their bellies |
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| There's small Revenge in Words, but Words may be greatly revenged |
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| They that are on their guard and appear ready to receive their adversaries, are in much less danger of being attacked than the supine, secure and negligent |
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| They that study much, ought not to eat so much as those that work hard, their Digestion being not so good. |
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| They who can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. |
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| They who have nothing to trouble them, will be troubled at nothing. |
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| They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security |
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| Think how great a proportion of mankind, consists of weak and ignorant men and women, and of inexperienced youth of both sexes, who have need of the motives of religion to restrain them from vice, to support their virtue, and retain them in the pract |
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| Think of these things, whence you came, where you are going, and to whom you must account. |
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| Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them. |
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| Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them. |
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